zadel

See also: zädel and żądeł

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaː.dəl/

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• Hyphenation: za‧del
• Rhymes: -aːdəl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sādel, from Old Dutch *sadul, *sadal, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz.

Noun

zadel n or m (plural zadels, diminutive zadeltje n)

1. saddle (seat on a horse or a bicycle)
2. saddle (ridge between two hills)

Derived terms

• dameszadel
• fietszadel
• herenzadel
• motorzadel
• ponyzadel
• prostaatzadel
• rokzadel
• sportzadel
• zadeldek
• zadeldoek
• zadelkleed
• zadelpijn
• zadelrug
• zweefzadel

Descendants

• Afrikaans: saal
• Negerhollands: saddel, saël, sael, sal
• → Caribbean Javanese: sadhel
• → Indonesian: sadel

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zadel

1. inflection of zadelen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative